mobz91 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 hello,i am planning to buy a amplifier and a subwoofer for my mb very soon.was just wondering any tips on installing the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubrun Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 there are 5 wires that need to go to the amp mate, if you buy an amp fitting kit this usually has everything in it, you need a power lead going from the battery, its 8awg cable and will need an inline fuse close to the battery, obviously it will need an earth (usually fixed close to the amp in the boot) a remote wire (which is a solid blue wire on the headunit usually with a tab on it saying 'rem' or 'remote',this switches the amp on when your headunit is switched on. you will need the rca cables from the audio out on the headunit to the audio in on the amp, to run the sub off the amp you can just bridge it across the left and right terminals. i use to fit these when i worked at halfords and its a piece of pish if you have any bother try this:- http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_3680_install- ... ifier.htmlooooooo one last thing run the power/remote cable down the opposite side of the car from the rca leads as they can interfier with eachother. stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobz91 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 thank you for that mate.I never attempted this but with your advice i will give it a go.Lets see how it goes.Is it a rather simple job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubrun Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 just take your time mate, be careful if you need to remove anything on the car. Honest mate after the first time i fitted one i was like 'that was easy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobz91 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 thank you.cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubrun Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 heres a crude drawing i have just done on paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikroparts Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Have a look at this diagram, it should help!Battery Cable or POWER CABLE is usually REDGround Cable or EARTH CABLE is usually BLACKRemote Turn On or REM is usually BLUEPhono Cable colour of the cable does not really matter, just make sure the RED & WHITE Phono Plugs go in the right waySpeaker Cables again colour of the cable does not matter, just make sure the + and - wires go to the right sockets on the amp and the speaker/subwoofer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobz91 Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 thank you so much very use full.i will be using this for my task.thank you exellent diagram mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobz91 Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hello,im stuck, how do i deal with the remote wire? iv crimped one end for the amp teriminal.But what about the end that goes in to the head unit,Iv gota panaosnic headunit.How do i fit the blue wire in to the Head unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 There is usually a blue wire in the wiring harness of the head unit mate. It will have a label (in most cases) with REM or remote on it, or the writing might actually be printed on the wire itself ( sometimes very hard to see as its very small) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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